Abstract: Encapsulation allows the formation of structures with properties such as protection and controlled release of the encapsulated material. The characteristics of the core material determine the choice of the wall material and encapsulation technique. Proteins and polysaccharides have been investigated for the formation of these matrices. Different techniques yield particles with different properties. The association of encapsulation techniques allows obtaining matrices with better technological properties. The ionic gelation is a gentle, simple and rapid encapsulation technique in which anionic polysaccharides interact with divalent ions such as Ca2+ for the encapsulation of various types of materials including lipid compounds. In this study, alginate and pectin have been used to produce particles of ionic gelation. In the first part of the study, gelling ionic particles produced with alginate or pectin were coated with proteins from egg white, whey protein and mixture (1:1) of these proteins using different concentrations of proteins in solution at pH 4.0. Particle size increased after coating alginate particles with protein and coated pectin particles had the size reduced. Increasing the protein concentration of the solution produced an increase in the amount of adsorbed protein and dry matter in the particles. For the highest level of protein adsorbed, a model oil containing high content of unsaturated fatty acids was used as core material and the particles evaluated with respect to oxidative stability. Particles without protein coating were less protective and when coated with proteins, showed lower peroxide formation when egg white was used. In the second part of the study the particles obtained by ionic gelation were coated with different amounts of gelatin type A, protein, whey protein and a mixture of both (1:1). The electrostatic complexation was estimated by zeta potential and the amount of adsorbed protein, assessing the effect of pH and the stoichiometry of the various proteins: polysaccharide ratios. Particles showed higher protein adsorption were further evaluated for physical resistance and protein solubility when subjected to in vitro gastrointestinal conditions. The increased amount of protein in solution produced also increases the adsorbed protein causing an increase in particle size when alginate was used. Morphologically, the protein particles without coating were resistant to gastrointestinal conditions in vitro. Independent of protein used, alginate particles coated with protein maintained physical integrity after intestinal assay, while pectin particles coated with gelatin were destroyed after intestinal assay and damaged when the whey protein or and gelatin : whey proteins mixture were used. When protein solubility was used as a parameter in the gastrointestinal in vitro assay, pectin particles coated with gelatin, whey protein and gelatin : whey proteins mixture showed solubility in the gastric environment of 56, 38 and 37% while the coated alginate particle released 32, 12 and 11 %, respectively. After passage through the intestinal tract, coated pectin particles released substantially all adsorbed protein content (> 96%). Coated alginate particles released quantities above 82%